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Re: returning values from a 2d array [message #180635 is a reply to message #180634]

Thu, 07 March 2013 16:31

richard

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On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:26:18 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote:

> On 3/7/2013 10:49 AM, richard wrote:
>> I have been searching the web for an answer but can't really find what I
>> want to know.
>>
>> How do I retrieve the values from an array once the random number has been
>> generated?
>> In BASIC, one would simply say: show$=top$(1960,1).
>> In PHP though, it seems you have to go through a miriad of loops just to
>> find out if the value exists.
>>
>> So how is this done properly?
>>
>>
>> <?php
>>
>> anum=rand(1,40);
>> $num=anum
>> $number="0" . $num;
>> if ($num<10) {$number="0" . $number;}
>> if (Snum>=100) {$number=$num;}
>>
>> $top[1960][0]= array("top 100 1960");
>> $top[1960][1]= array("Theme From A Summer Place "," Go-Go-Po-Go "," Percy
>> Faith "," Columbia 41490 "," Composer: Max Steiner"," Arranger: ","
>> Producer: "," Composer: Percy Faith "," Arranger: "," Producer: ");
>> $top[1960][2]= array("He'll Have To Go "," In A Mansion Stands My Love ","
>> Jim Reeves "," RCA Victor 7643 "," Composer: J. Allison, A. Allison ","
>> Arranger: "," Producer: Chet Atkins "," Composer: Johnny Russell ","
>> Arranger: "," Producer: Chet Atkins ");
>> $top[1960][3]= array("Cathy's Clown "," Always It's You "," Everly Brothers
>> "," Warner Bros. 5151 "," Composer: Don Everly, Phil Everly "," Arranger:
>> "," Producer: "," Composer: B. Bryant, F. Bryant "," Arranger: ","
>> Producer: ");
>> $top[1960][4]= array("Running Bear "," My Heart Knows "," Johnny Preston
>> "," Merucry 71474 "," Composer: J. P. Richardson "," Arranger: ","
>> Producer: "," Composer: J. P. Richardson, J. Preston "," Arranger: ","
>> Producer: ");
>> $top[1960][5]= array("Teen Angel "," Bye Now Baby "," Mark Dinning "," MGM
>> 12845 "," Composer: J. Surrey, R. Surrey "," Arranger: "," Producer: ","
>> Composer: Bryant "," Arranger: "," Producer: ");
>>
>
> $top is a three dimensional array and would be indexed as
> $top[$x][$y][$z]. For instance, "Theme From a Summer Place" would be
> $top[1960][1][0] and "Composer: J. P. Richardson" would be
> $top[1960][4][4].
>
> I think you're going about this the wrong way, but hey - it's your code.

Not according to the PHP manual.
I have seen the format I'm using online and have tested it.
I tried using $a=$top[1960][anum] and the output was "Array".

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		returning values from a 2d array By: richard on Thu, 07 March 2013 15:49
		Re: returning values from a 2d array By: Jerry Stuckle on Thu, 07 March 2013 16:26
		Re: returning values from a 2d array By: richard on Thu, 07 March 2013 16:31
		Re: returning values from a 2d array By: M. Strobel on Thu, 07 March 2013 16:50
		Re: returning values from a 2d array By: M. Strobel on Thu, 07 March 2013 17:02
		Re: returning values from a 2d array By: Jerry Stuckle on Thu, 07 March 2013 19:41
		Re: returning values from a 2d array By: M. Strobel on Thu, 07 March 2013 16:48
		Re: returning values from a 2d array By: richard on Thu, 07 March 2013 17:04
		Re: returning values from a 2d array By: Alastair Black on Thu, 07 March 2013 22:00

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